bribe

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
貝 meaning component

  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

各 sound component

  Sound component

  

each

Evolution

賂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
賂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

bribe; give present; bribery

Most common words with 賂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

贿赂

to bribe

bribe